Democrats in California are trying to forbid the populous from voting on a referendum on NO TAX INCREASES without approval from the taxpayers!
Oh, how history rhymes . . .
Magna Carta, the Charter of Liberties sealed by King John of England in 1215 AD, is routinely cited as one of the most important documents of our constitutional tradition. . . .
Chapter 14 provides instructions for obtaining the common counsel of the kingdom, which the barons who revolted against King John insisted John take into consideration before demanding certain kinds of taxation.
Speaking of taxation, did you know that the phrase “No Taxation without Representation,” which became so important for the cause of American independence in the 1760s, had its roots in a principle that was expressed both in the Articles of the Barons presented to King John at Runnymede and in chapter 12 of King John’s charter?
Runaway taxation, argued many American colonists, was the signature of tyrannical government. The Barons who revolted against King John couldn’t have agreed more. And where there is a danger of a king turning tyrant, the Barons proposed that there is a need for a strong system of checks and balances.
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